Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, July 23 (Daily Mirror) – Dropping a bombshell in Parliament, opposition MP Nizam Kariapper today said current Deputy Minister of Defence Aruna Jayasekera who was one time Security Force Commander in the east neglected prior information received on activities of Zahran who led the Easter Sunday attacks since 2015. MP […]

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By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened.  Given Colombo port’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, it has been eyed by regional […]

by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, June 25 (Daily Mirror) – United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Talatha Athukorala has alleged that a Deputy Minister attempted to influence police regarding the recent assault on Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) member Sandamali Uluwitage. “We are aware that this Deputy Minister contacted the Grandpass Police to inquire about the incident. […]

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නැණස NENASA 🇱🇰 වීරත්වය කුමක්දැයි ලොවට කියා දුන් අපේ කාලයේ විරුවන් පිළිඹඳ ඔබ කිසිදා නෑසූ කථා එකතුව පරම වීර විභූෂණයෙන් පුදලද විරුවන්ගේ අවසන් මෙහෙයුම් පිළිඹඳව අප විසින් මෙතෙක් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති වීඩියෝ සියල්ල මෙතැනින්: “වීරත්වයේ පළමු පාඩම” – අපි කවුරුත් පසුබහින්නෙ නෑ, සේරම ඉවර වෙන්න උඩින් බෝම්බ දාන්න | Kokavil (1990)    • “වීරත්වයේ පළමු පාඩම” – අපි කවුරුත් පසුබහින…   අලිමංකඩ රැකගන්නට මහමුහුදෙන් […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror The push towards the removal of IPKF by R Premadasa is the spur which potentially fuelled the continuation of the war, killing many soldiers and civilians to come Last week, Sri Lanka commemorated the servicemen and women who paid with their life and limb, defending the territorial integrity of this country, so […]

Courtesy Hiru News Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka stated his disagreement with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s assertion that “every party fought for peace” during the war.Speaking to Hiru News, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka made this comment.The President had expressed this view during the National War Heroes’ Day commemoration.

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By Gayathri Kallukaran Courtesy Eastern Eye Both cases serving as stark warnings about the risks facing young travellers drawn into illicit drug operations abroad The arrests come amid heightened international scrutiny of cannabis trafficking involving young travellers A 21-year-old British woman has been arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly attempting to smuggle synthetic cannabis worth […]

Dasatha News අපි දැන් නැගිටින්න ඕනේ කාලය ඇවිල්ලා මුහුදු කොටි නිහඬ කළ නාවික විරුවෙක් රණවිරුවන් ගැන කියන ඇඟ හිරිවැටෙන කතාව මාලිමාවේ නියෝජ්‍ය ඇමතිට කන් පිරෙන්න විශ්‍රාමික විරුවා කියපු දේ

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Courtesy AdaDerana The government will not allow any faction to use Sri Lanka’s airspace or the country’s territory to attack another nation, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated when questioned on the stance of the government pertaining to India, Pakistan tensions. Speaking during the weekly Cabinet media briefing today (08), Minister Jayatissa said Sri […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Two senior police officers visited the residence of suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon in Hokandara yesterday (May 1), informing him that he may be the target of death threats allegedly issued by underworld gang members, including notorious criminal figure Kanjipani Imran”. The officers have stated that intelligence reports indicate Kanjipani Imran”—currently believed to be […]

Courtesy Hiru News Security forces have reportedly uncovered a plot to assassinate Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon. Security officials have informed IGP Tennakoon about the threat, with initial reports suggesting that the assassination plot is being orchestrated by an organised crime figure and international drug trafficker Kanjipani Imran. During his tenure as IGP, […]

PHIL MILLER 18 November 2020 A British mercenary kept working at Sri Lanka’s military headquarters in the late 1980s during a bloody crackdown on left-wing activists from the country’s Sinhalese majority, new evidence obtained by Declassified UK reveals. Young people were disappeared or killed by Sri Lankan security forces during the second JVP uprising in […]

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YOHAN PERERA Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, April 17 (Daily Mirror) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka, in its special message for Easter stressed that ascertaining who the perpetrators of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 were and those who have aided and abetted in the dastardly act, is a matter of urgency.  “This […]

Hiru News The Centre for Society and Religion (CSR) claims that Sivanesathurai Santhirikanthan, also known as Pillaiyan, and his former media spokesperson, Azad Maulana, had connections with individuals involved in the Easter Sunday attacks. However, former Minister Udaya Gammanpila, speaking at a press conference yesterday (16), stated that the government’s attempt to create a narrative […]

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Courtesy The Island Dr. G. Weerasinghe The Communist Party (CP) of Sri Lanka yesterday (10) expressed grave concern over the NPP government’s unilateral decision to enter into a defence MOU with Quad-member India. The CPSL urged All democratic and progressive forces to pressure the government to reveal the contents of the defence agreement with India. […]